(FILES) Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane (R) laughs with France's coach Didier Deschamps during the charity match organized by French football player Pascal Olmeta for his association "Un Sourire Un espoir pour la Vie" (A Smile, Hope for Life) at the Armand Cesari Stadium in Bastia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on May 14, 2018. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French football legend and coach Zinedine Zidane attends the podium ceremony of the women's Paris Major Premier Padel tournament after the final match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on September 14, 2025. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Former French international football player Zinedine Zidane takes part in a ceremony honouring French former international football players with more than hundred caps ahead of the friendly football match France vs Brazil, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris on March 26, 2015. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) France football team captain Zinedine Zidane speaks during a press conference in Clairefontaine, near Paris on February 28, 2006. France squad will face Slovakia in a friendly international match at the Stade de France on March 1, 2006. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by PASCAL PAVANI / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French national soccer team players Didier Deschamps (L) and Zinedine Zidane do some stretching exercizes during a training session in Clairefontaine, outside Paris on June 15, 1998. France will play Saudi Arabia 18 June at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in their second group C match of the 1998 Soccer World Cup. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French midfielder and captain Zinedine Zidane smiles during a training session at the Wankdorf stadium, in Bern on October 7, 2005, on the eve of the World Cup 2006 qualifying football match against Switzerland. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is pictured during the World Cup 2006 group G football game France vs. South Korea at Leipzig stadium, in Leipzig on 18 June 2006. The game ended in a goalless draw. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by Patrik STOLLARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French midfielder Zinedine Zidane drives the ball during the World Cup 2006 semi final football game Portugal vs. France at Munich stadium, in Munich on July 5, 2006. Zidane has been appointed as the new head coach of France national football team at the French Football Federation headquarters (FFF) in Paris on July 28, 2026. The former France playmaker, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship as a player, has long been viewed as the leading candidate for the role and has been waiting for an opportunity to take charge of the national team for several years. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP via Getty Images)